Meanings
- not comparableDescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
Lead is used as part of the tumbler’s vacuum insulation and is covered by a stainless steel layer that protects consumers from lead exposure, according to the Stanley cup manufacturer, Pacific Market International.
2024 January 26, Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, “Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?”, in CNNSynonyms: rustproof, inoxidizable
- not comparableUnmarked, spotless.
plural stainlesses
- abbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallyEllipsis of stainless steel.
The conveyors are made entirely of stainless and the whole facility is designed for regular washdowns.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of reputation) free from blemishes
nounsteel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishstain
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishstainless
Translations
Bulgarian неръждаем, неопетнен
- неръждаем (nerăždaem)describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
- неопетнен (neopetnen)unmarked, spotless
Catalan inoxidable
- inoxidabledescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Dutch roestvrij
- roestvrijdescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Finnish ruostumaton, tahraton
- ruostumatondescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
- tahratonunmarked, spotless
French inoxydable
- inoxydabledescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
German rostfrei
- rostfreidescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Greek ανοξείδωτος, ανοξείδωτος
- ανοξείδωτος (anoxeídotos)describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
- ανοξείδωτος (anoxeídotos)unmarked, spotless
- άσπιλος (áspilos)unmarked, spotless
- ακηλίδωτος (akilídotos)unmarked, spotless
Hungarian rozsdamentes
- rozsdamentesdescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Icelandic ryðfrír
- ryðfrírdescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Italian inox, inossidabile
- inoxdescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
- inossidabiledescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
- pulitounmarked, spotless
- pulitaunmarked, spotless
Latvian nerūsošs
- nerūsošsdescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Polish nierdzewny, nieskazitelny
- nierdzewnydescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
- nieskazitelnyunmarked, spotless
Portuguese inoxidável
- inoxidáveldescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Spanish inoxidable
- inoxidabledescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Swedish rostfri
- rostfridescribing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
stainless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stainless
“stainless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stainless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stainless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stainless.
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